Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-24


CENTS A WEEK, so CENTS A MONTH, So. 90
YEAR. THE SAME TERMS By MAIL.
Thursday, February "a, 1857.
FREE LIST RESOLUTION.
Senator GalIagher's Resolution Dis
cussed at Hartford Yesterday-J. B.
Sargent and Others Ably Advocate
it-Legislatfve Hearings-Ma alters of
Interest to New EIaveners-The state
Printing Office Bill Likely to Fall
Through-The Committee Vote Not
TO Recommend it-A Hearing on the
Bill Empowering the Judge of the
City Court to send Children TO the
Orphan AsYlums.
HARTFORD, Feb. %.
Especial to the JOURNAL AND COURIER
A very interesting discussion took place
this afternoon before the committee on fed
eral relations on Senator Gallaghers resolu-
ton instructing our senators and representa-
tives in Congress to use every endeavor to
secure before the closing of the present ses-
sion the putting of lumber, coal, iron and
copper ore, wool and salt on the free list.
The hearing was held in the hall of the
House and there were many interested spec
tators present. There were two protective
resolutions before the committee and much
time was taken up as to whether they ought
not to begin with these 1t was finally de-
cided to take up Senator Gallagher's free list
bill. The others were assigned for a later
date. J. B. Sargent of New Haven, made
an address of nearly an hour before the COM
mittee. He said that he appeared to repre-
sent seventeen hundred people in his
IL
This duty on raw material seriously cripples
our business. We ship to foreign countries
ten per cent. of our products. With free
trade this percentage could be wonderfully
increased. The average duty makes our raw
materials cost me fifty per cent. more than
my English competitor, and I meet him all
over the world. He has the advantage of
fifty per cent on all these raw materials
How does the American manufacturer meet
his English competitor? The way we do 1t is
that we make the labor cost less. Our labor
gets less than the labor of Germany, Spain or
Italy. Not that the American workingman in
America don't get as much per day as his
foreign brethren, but they are obliged
to do more work for the same amount of
money. There is no sophistry that the high
tariff followers can give you but that Ameri-
can labor is being injured. We pay more
for our raw material, but in order to COM
pete with the foreign manufacturers our
labor suffers. Many American people have
an idea that all Europe is a free trade coun-
try. Charles V. of Spain, first of Germany,
took an idea that he could not get enough
money out of his subjects, SO he betook him
self to taxing everything. He is the culprit,
the first man who introduced protective
tariff. He forced it upon Italy, Spain and
Germany, and crippled their industries.
With our labor and free raw materials we
can fearlessly compete with the world. Mr..
Sargent's address throughout was forcible
and eloquent one. He answered all ques-
tons from parties on the other side prompt
ly and concisely. Mr.. Sargent discussed the
free entry of coal, which was at the basis of
all raw materials in manufacturing. Mr..
Cowles, of Pennington, spoke at length and
used many statistics. He showed that the
were leaving the State for
fields nearer raw materials, the real estate in
city and country was stationary in value.
Henry Baldwin, of South Canterbury, and
Charles M. Beach, of Hartford, also favored
the free list. The Hon. N. D. Sperry and |
Judge Joseph Sheldon, of New Haven, were
awaiting chance to be heard on the mega
tive side, but the committee adjourned until
tomorrow afternoon, one hour after the
House adjournment. Charles H. Fowler, of
New Haven, was also present, but was I'M
able to address the committee.
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